Chrysopelea ornata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Chrysopelea ornata (Shaw, 1802)

Syntypes (n=3): specimens described and illustrated by Seba (1734: 148, pl. 94, fig. 7) and Seba (1735: 8, pl. 7, fig. 1 & 60, pl. 61, fig. 2). [location unknown]
Type locality: “Ceilonica”, “Amboinensis” and “Ceilanica”, restricted to “East Indian islands” by Deraniyagala (1945: 106); further restricted to “Ceylon [= Sri Lanka]” by Leviton (1964: 137).

Shaw, G. 1802. General zoology or systematic natural history. Volume III. Amphibia. Thomas Davison: London. Part I: vi + 1–312 pp. BHL; Part II: v + 313–615 pp. BHL Reference page.

Smith, M.A. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. Taylor and Francis: London. xii + 583 pp., 166 text figures. PDF Reference page.
Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt, Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.

Nguyen, T.Q., Thy, N., Chan-Ard, T., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Mohapatra, P., Shankar, G., Agarwal, I., Kulkarni, N.U. & Suraj, M. 2021. IUCN: Chrysopelea ornata (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T172609A1351413. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172609A1351413.en. Accessed on 06 June 2026.